Comisión Chilena del Cobre

Dirección de Estudios

PRECIO DEL COBRE REFINADO, NOMINAL Y REAL

(Centavos de dólar por libra)
REFINED COPPER PRICES, NOMINAL AND CONSTANT (USD cents/lb.)

NOMINAL REAL (Dólares de 2012) / CONSTANT (US$ 2012) (1)

AÑO B.M.L. / LME COMEX B.M.L./ LME COMEX
1935 6.973 N.D. 102.1 N.D.
1936 8.531 N.D. 124.1 N.D.
1937 12.021 N.D. 163.1 N.D.
1938 8.885 N.D. 133.1 N.D.
1939 8.453 N.D. 128.5 N.D.
1940 10.601 N.D. 158.7 N.D.
1941 11.159 N.D. 149.4 N.D.
1942 11.168 N.D. 132.8 N.D.
1943 11.168 N.D. 126.8 N.D.
1944 11.168 N.D. 126.1 N.D.
1945 11.155 N.D. 123.9 N.D.
1946 13.893 N.D. 135.0 N.D.
1947 23.477 N.D. 185.4 N.D.
1948 24.116 N.D. 176.0 N.D.
1949 21.899 N.D. 168.3 N.D.
1950 22.353 N.D. 165.5 N.D.
1551 27.541 N.D. 183.1 N.D.
1952 32.349 N.D. 220.9 N.D.
1953 32.180 N.D. 222.8 N.D.
1954 31.265 N.D. 215.7 N.D.
1955 43.898 42.729 302.9 294.8
1956 41.072 39.821 274.0 265.7
1957 27.455 27.227 177.9 176.4
1958 24.730 25.279 158.2 161.7
1959 29.735 31.153 189.6 198.7
1960 30.751 30.732 196.4 196.0
1961 28.724 29.933 183.9 191.5
1962 29.263 29.227 186.9 186.4
1963 29.301 29.796 187.6 190.6
1964 44.110 42.940 281.0 274.7
1965 58.734 50.461 365.8 315.8
1966 69.465 63.159 421.9 383.4
1967 51.127 50.388 309.4 305.0
1968 56.101 51.125 332.9 302.2
1969 66.563 63.863 377.7 362.7
1970 64.195 61.275 352.0 335.7
1971 49.266 49.050 261.4 260.3
1972 48.556 49.140 246.9 249.6
1973 80.776 78.445 360.4 350.2
1974 93.272 90.156 358.7 346.3
1975 55.942 55.543 194.0 192.3
1976 63.611 64.072 210.1 211.9
1977 59.290 60.294 185.1 188.1
1978 61.886 62.172 178.6 179.6
1979 89.830 88.466 231.1 227.0
1980 99.174 96.758 223.8 218.5
1981 78.949 78.655 163.1 162.3
1982 67.057 65.820 135.8 133.1
1983 72.173 71.901 144.3 143.6
1984 62.449 61.320 121.9 119.6
1985 64.281 60.988 126.0 119.5
1986 62.287 61.649 125.8 124.4
1987 81.086 77.837 158.7 152.7
1988 117.937 114.600 222.9 216.4
1989 129.113 124.911 232.8 225.1
1990 120.879 119.085 209.9 207.0
1991 106.066 104.875 183.9 181.9
1992 103.573 102.721 178.5 177.2
1993 86.713 85.283 147.6 145.0
1994 104.903 107.052 175.5 179.5
1995 133.198 134.717 215.8 218.3
1996 103.894 105.872 164.9 167.7
1997 103.224 103.579 163.6 164.1
1998 74.974 75.077 121.9 121.9
1999 71.380 72.111 114.8 116.0
2000 82.294 83.971 125.3 127.9
2001 71.566 72.567 107.7 109.2
2002 70.647 71.672 109.1 110.5
2003 80.734 81.050 118.1 118.6
2004 130.106 128.972 179.1 177.7
2005 167.087 168.227 213.8 215.5
2006 305.295 308.935 373.8 378.6
2007 323.246 322.172 377.7 376.8
2008 315.316 313.358 333.7 331.5
2009 234.217 235.417 272.1 274.3
2010 341.978 342.511 373.7 374.5
2011 399.656 400.500 402.6 403.0
2012 360.593 361.450 360.6 361.4
2013 332.120 334.114 330.3 332.1
2014 311.255 311.996 306.4 307.2
2015 249.226 250.814 264.7 266.0
2016 220.563 219.727 240.5 239.6
2017 279.684 280.425 291.9 292.8
2018 295.880 292.568 296.4 293.0
ENE-NOV/ JAN-NOV / 2019 271.899 271.834 275.2 274.9
ENE-NOV/ JAN-NOV / 2018 297.459 294.407 298.1 294.8
VARIACION % / % VARIATION
ENE-NOV/ JAN-NOV 2019/2018 -8.6 -7.7 -7.7 -6.7
(1) Deflactor: Indice de Precios al por Mayor de Estados Unidos (PPI, all commodities), base Promedio 2012=100./ Deflator: U.S.
Producer Price Index (PPI, all Commodities). Promedio 2012 = 100.
N.D. Información no disponible / Not Available
ENE/ JAN/ 1 207.6
FEB 211.3
MAR 201.5
ABR/ APR 208.5
600.0
MAY 198.2
JUN 200.1 500.0
JUL 203.2
AGO/ AUG 196.2 400.0
SEP 187.8
OCT 177.3 300.0

NOV 180.5
200.0
DIC/ DEC 184.2
ENE/ JAN/ 1 175.0 100.0
FEB 177.8
MAR 179.1 0.0
FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB
ABR/ APR 183.4
MAY 194.6
JUN 191.0
JUL 184.4
AGO/ AUG 185.3
SEP 184.2
OCT 183.5
NOV 184.1
DIC/ DEC 184.0
ENE/ JAN/ 1 183.8
FEB 187.5
MAR 187.3
ABR/ APR 187.5
MAY 188.0
JUN 187.9
JUL 187.3
AGO/ AUG 187.3
SEP 185.6
OCT 186.8
NOV 186.7
DIC/ DEC 187.4
ENE/ JAN/ 1 187.3
FEB 187.9
MAR 187.9
ABR/ APR 188.6
MAY 187.9
JUN 187.4
JUL 186.7
AGO/ AUG 187.3
SEP 187.3
OCT 187.3
NOV 186.8
DIC/ DEC 188.6
ENE/ JAN/ 1 189.1
FEB 201.3
MAR 216.2
ABR/ APR 250.0
MAY 241.1
JUN 235.4
JUL 248.1
AGO/ AUG 290.0
SEP 336.1
OCT 392.9
NOV 405.1
DIC/ DEC 367.2
ENE/ JAN/ 1 288.6
FEB 339.1
MAR 355.7
ABR/ APR 386.3
MAY 393.8
JUN 370.4
JUL 304.1
AGO/ AUG 342.5
SEP 375.8
OCT 395.5
NOV 413.3
DIC/ DEC 424.3
ENE/ JAN/ 1 468.0
FEB 517.7
MAR 517.8
ABR/ APR 526.8
MAY 459.5
JUN 467.0
JUL 429.2
AGO/ AUG 326.2
SEP 307.9
OCT 350.2
NOV 358.4
DIC/ DEC 334.1
ENE/ JAN/ 1 341.5
FEB 335.1
MAR 302.5
ABR/ APR 275.6
MAY 285.3
JUN 277.9
JUL 273.0
AGO/ AUG 286.8
SEP 291.1
OCT 312.5
NOV 371.3
DIC/ DEC 360.3
ENE/ JAN/ 1 382.2
FEB 463.8
MAR 457.4
ABR/ APR 337.5
MAY 294.0
JUN 304.8
JUL 281.8
AGO/ AUG 283.2
SEP 295.9
OCT 287.8
NOV 292.3
DIC/ DEC 314.0
ENE/ JAN/ 1 330.8
FEB 336.7
MAR 333.0
ABR/ APR 360.6
MAY 359.7
JUN 380.9
JUL 372.4
AGO/ AUG 412.7
SEP 404.4
OCT 397.1
NOV 414.4
DIC/ DEC 429.4
ENE/ JAN/ 1 408.6
FEB 414.1
MAR 438.3
ABR/ APR 434.0
MAY 398.4
JUN 362.2
JUL 337.0
AGO/ AUG 313.9
SEP 308.2
OCT 282.4
NOV 268.3
DIC/ DEC 258.4
ENE/ JAN/ 1 249.0
FEB 250.0
MAR 279.7
ABR/ APR 305.1
MAY 270.3
JUN 259.8
JUL 269.1
AGO/ AUG 262.0
SEP 252.8
OCT 249.2
NOV 242.8
DIC/ DEC 246.6
ENE/ JAN/ 1 254.6
FEB 260.2
MAR 271.0
ABR/ APR 264.2
MAY 256.9
JUN 244.9
JUL 237.2
AGO/ AUG 239.4
SEP 242.0
OCT 235.0
NOV 229.0
DIC/ DEC 228.1
ENE/ JAN/ 1 246.7
FEB 268.7
MAR 318.9
ABR/ APR 333.8
MAY 319.9
JUN 352.4
JUL 412.6
AGO/ AUG 403.6
SEP 380.3
OCT 409.0
NOV 447.9
DIC/ DEC 431.2
ENE/ JAN/ 1 380.4
FEB 420.3
MAR 498.0
ABR/ APR 546.0
MAY 509.3
JUN 430.5
JUL 326.1
AGO/ AUG 295.9
SEP 239.7
OCT 225.4
NOV 226.2
DIC/ DEC 206.3
ENE/ JAN/ 1 193.5
FEB 203.2
MAR 216.3
ABR/ APR 212.1
MAY 198.5
JUN 188.4
JUL 191.0
AGO/ AUG 198.5
SEP 186.8
OCT 180.8
NOV 181.8
DIC/ DEC 176.8
ENE/ JAN/ 1 182.6
FEB 186.7
MAR 202.9
ABR/ APR 228.4
MAY 228.4
JUN 232.2
JUL 245.1
AGO/ AUG 229.7
SEP 216.9
OCT 190.7
NOV 188.9
DIC/ DEC 188.8
ENE/ JAN/ 1 203.8
FEB 205.9
MAR 216.5
ABR/ APR 201.8
MAY 192.9
JUN 185.1
JUL 175.8
AGO/ AUG 163.5
SEP 167.9
OCT 169.0
NOV 164.7
DIC/ DEC 174.4
ENE/ JAN/ 1 173.1
FEB 165.3
MAR 168.9
ABR/ APR 170.8
MAY 171.8
JUN 174.5
JUL 174.1
AGO/ AUG 185.8
SEP 186.2
OCT 192.3
NOV 186.9
DIC/ DEC 193.3
ENE/ JAN/ 1 206.1
FEB 238.0
MAR 248.0
ABR/ APR 250.3
MAY 227.8
JUN 220.8
JUL 209.7
AGO/ AUG 227.6
SEP 237.9
OCT 232.1
NOV 231.7
DIC/ DEC 243.3
ENE/ JAN/ 1 279.9
FEB 308.1
MAR 241.8
ABR/ APR 217.0
MAY 212.7
JUN 207.4
JUL 220.9
AGO/ AUG 208.6
SEP 206.0
OCT 202.1
NOV 197.9
DIC/ DEC 183.5
ENE/ JAN/ 1 180.1
FEB 172.0
MAR 171.9
ABR/ APR 170.6
MAY 162.4
JUN 158.2
JUL 155.8
AGO/ AUG 165.4
SEP 158.9
OCT 154.7
NOV 153.1
DIC/ DEC 153.7
ENE/ JAN/ 1 148.1
FEB 146.7
MAR 139.1
ABR/ APR 140.2
MAY 140.4
JUN 119.3
JUL 131.6
AGO/ AUG 132.8
SEP 130.9
OCT 133.8
NOV 132.2
DIC/ DEC 134.5
ENE/ JAN/ 1 143.6
FEB 150.4
MAR 145.9
ABR/ APR 153.5
MAY 160.6
JUN 154.4
JUL 154.3
AGO/ AUG 147.7
SEP 140.3
OCT 128.8
NOV 124.8
DIC/ DEC 126.9
ENE/ JAN/ 1 122.6
FEB 127.0
MAR 132.4
ABR/ APR 135.2
MAY 125.2
JUN 120.4
JUL 117.2
AGO/ AUG 118.2
SEP 115.0
OCT 113.0
NOV 119.1
DIC/ DEC 117.2
ENE/ JAN/ 1 120.5
FEB 123.3
MAR 123.4
ABR/ APR 133.7
MAY 135.8
JUN 127.1
JUL 130.7
AGO/ AUG 126.7
SEP 122.7
OCT 123.4
NOV 121.5
DIC/ DEC 123.2
ENE/ JAN/ 1 126.0
FEB 126.6
MAR 132.0
ABR/ APR 132.1
MAY 130.0
JUN 129.6
JUL 124.2
AGO/ AUG 120.4
SEP 124.3
OCT 121.2
NOV 119.8
DIC/ DEC 122.8
ENE/ JAN/ 1 123.0
FEB 125.3
MAR 132.9
ABR/ APR 133.6
MAY 135.9
JUN 139.9
JUL 150.2
AGO/ AUG 155.0
SEP 160.2
OCT 173.3
NOV 222.4
DIC/ DEC 252.4
ENE/ JAN/ 1 233.5
FEB 203.8
MAR 206.3
ABR/ APR 198.1
MAY 210.8
JUN 217.4
JUL 188.0
AGO/ AUG 186.9
SEP 206.6
OCT 249.2
NOV 280.1
DIC/ DEC 294.6
ENE/ JAN/ 1 281.6
FEB 256.4
MAR 268.5
ABR/ APR 254.6
MAY 221.7
JUN 206.8
JUL 203.5
AGO/ AUG 226.1
SEP 235.1
OCT 232.5
NOV 210.8
DIC/ DEC 196.1
ENE/ JAN/ 1 188.9
FEB 189.3
MAR 210.8
ABR/ APR 216.0
MAY 219.4
JUN 207.3
JUL 221.7
AGO/ AUG 232.5
SEP 234.8
OCT 208.4
NOV 197.5
DIC/ DEC 192.6
ENE/ JAN/ 1 188.7
FEB 191.6
MAR 190.4
ABR/ APR 195.3
MAY 181.6
JUN 174.8
JUL 176.4
AGO/ AUG 176.3
SEP 183.5
OCT 186.2
NOV 187.4
DIC/ DEC 175.3
ENE/ JAN/ 1 169.6
FEB 174.3
MAR 175.9
ABR/ APR 174.8
MAY 173.5
JUN 178.7
JUL 196.0
AGO/ AUG 196.2
SEP 187.8
OCT 174.8
NOV 168.0
DIC/ DEC 172.3
ENE/ JAN/ 1 175.5
FEB 171.2
MAR 166.3
ABR/ APR 149.9
MAY 137.4
JUN 142.2
JUL 148.3
AGO/ AUG 150.4
SEP 143.8
OCT 126.8
NOV 125.6
DIC/ DEC 133.3
ENE/ JAN/ 1 139.0
FEB 143.5
MAR 146.7
ABR/ APR 144.2
MAY 164.5
JUN 179.9
JUL 186.8
AGO/ AUG 182.1
SEP 189.9
OCT 193.2
NOV 211.5
DIC/ DEC 224.6
ENE/ JAN/ 1 224.5
FEB 213.7
MAR 216.4
ABR/ APR 213.7
MAY 203.6
JUN 219.2
JUL 225.1
AGO/ AUG 222.6
SEP 213.5
OCT 205.9
NOV 217.7
DIC/ DEC 213.5
ENE/ JAN/ 1 190.0
FEB 184.4
MAR 185.8
ABR/ APR 186.8
MAY 190.3
JUN 155.7
JUL 142.2
AGO/ AUG 143.6
SEP 138.9
OCT 140.5
NOV 159.6
DIC/ DEC 161.1
ENE/ JAN/ 1 172.1
FEB 171.7
MAR 174.4
ABR/ APR 172.6
MAY 181.0
JUN 188.3
JUL 177.1
AGO/ AUG 162.3
SEP 151.6
OCT 147.3
NOV 137.5
DIC/ DEC 127.4
ENE/ JAN/ 1 123.5
FEB 122.1
MAR 128.5
ABR/ APR 132.2
MAY 127.0
JUN 122.0
JUL 121.2
AGO/ AUG 119.7
SEP 122.0
OCT 117.3
NOV 116.8
DIC/ DEC 110.0
ENE/ JAN/ 1 106.8
FEB 105.8
MAR 103.1
ABR/ APR 108.8
MAY 111.1
JUN 104.2
JUL 119.6
AGO/ AUG 119.1
SEP 125.4
OCT 123.8
NOV 123.5
DIC/ DEC 126.6
ENE/ JAN / 2 131.8
FEB 127.2
MAR 121.9
ABR/ APR 117.8
MAY 124.4
JUN 120.2
JUL 123.4
AGO/ AUG 128.1
SEP 133.5
OCT 128.6
NOV 121.9
DIC/ DEC 124.6
ENE/ JAN / 2 117.1
FEB 117.8
MAR 117.3
ABR/ APR 111.9
MAY 112.8
JUN 108.8
JUL 104.8
AGO/ AUG 100.7
SEP 98.1
OCT 96.9
NOV 100.9
DIC/ DEC 105.4
ENE/ JAN / 2 107.3
FEB 111.5
MAR 113.4
ABR/ APR 111.5
MAY 111.9
JUN 115.4
JUL 111.1
AGO/ AUG 103.2
SEP 102.5
OCT 102.1
NOV 109.0
DIC/ DEC 110.1
ENE/ JAN / 2 111.7
FEB 112.2
MAR 107.7
ABR/ APR 106.4
MAY 110.6
JUN 112.1
JUL 113.9
AGO/ AUG 117.0
SEP 118.5
OCT 126.4
NOV 135.7
DIC/ DEC 144.7
ENE/ JAN / 2 157.2
FEB 178.1
MAR 192.8
ABR/ APR 186.7
MAY 170.7
JUN 167.4
JUL 174.7
AGO/ AUG 176.3
SEP 179.7
OCT 184.1
NOV 189.1
DIC/ DEC 192.0
ENE/ JAN / 2 192.6
FEB 196.8
MAR 201.6
ABR/ APR 200.8
MAY 193.1
JUN 209.4
JUL 212.0
AGO/ AUG 221.0
SEP 218.1
OCT 224.0
NOV 239.1
DIC/ DEC 257.5
ENE/ JAN / 2 264.2
FEB 282.4
MAR 288.5
ABR/ APR 356.5
MAY 445.0
JUN 397.4
JUL 424.0
AGO/ AUG 420.3
SEP 421.5
OCT 424.0
NOV 391.6
DIC/ DEC 369.6
ENE/ JAN / 2 317.0
FEB 312.1
MAR 349.5
ABR/ APR 415.5
MAY 406.5
JUN 394.4
JUL 417.6
AGO/ AUG 399.6
SEP 404.3
OCT 420.4
NOV 356.9
DIC/ DEC 338.2
ENE/ JAN / 2 357.7
FEB 395.9
MAR 411.8
ABR/ APR 417.2
MAY 391.0
JUN 377.8
JUL 375.4
AGO/ AUG 351.8
SEP 325.6
OCT 242.3
NOV 192.8
DIC/ DEC 164.8
ENE/ JAN / 2 172.5
FEB 179.5
MAR 204.5
ABR/ APR 239.0
MAY 245.3
JUN 264.1
JUL 277.2
AGO/ AUG 323.1
SEP 326.4
OCT 329.1
NOV 345.1
DIC/ DEC 359.5
ENE/ JAN / 2 372.3
FEB 346.9
MAR 373.3
ABR/ APR 385.1
MAY 339.3
JUN 324.8
JUL 335.5
AGO/ AUG 361.2
SEP 382.3
OCT 407.5
NOV 413.8
DIC/ DEC 442.2
ENE/ JAN / 2 454.7
FEB 462.1
MAR 438.7
ABR/ APR 428.2
MAY 401.1
JUN 406.8
JUL 431.1
AGO/ AUG 408.0
SEP 374.3
OCT 335.0
NOV 343.8
DIC/ DEC 347.3
ENE/ JAN / 2 367.5
FEB 383.1
MAR 379.8
ABR/ APR 371.8
MAY 359.7
JUN 340.5
JUL 347.8
AGO/ AUG 338.9
SEP 362.0
OCT 363.6
NOV 349.6
DIC/ DEC 362.4
ENE/ JAN / 2 364.5
FEB 362.2
MAR 344.4
ABR/ APR 324.6
MAY 324.8
JUN 314.4
JUL 309.2
AGO/ AUG 322.5
SEP 322.1
OCT 325.5
NOV 322.1
DIC/ DEC 327.0
ENE/ JAN / 2 328.2
FEB 318.8
MAR 295.4
ABR/ APR 293.7
MAY 303.5
JUN 299.6
JUL 313.2
AGO/ AUG 310.1
SEP 305.3
OCT 303.8
NOV 305.9
DIC/ DEC 299.0
ENE/ JAN / 2 277.8
FEB 273.6
MAR 283.8
ABR/ APR 289.6
MAY 298.7
JUN 274.6
JUL 258.1
AGO/ AUG 243.2
SEP 252.5
OCT 255.4
NOV 237.4
DIC/ DEC 231.3
ENE/ JAN / 2 224.1
FEB 232.4
MAR 249.1
ABR/ APR 242.8
MAY 233.0
JUN 226.3
JUL 237.2
AGO/ AUG 233.8
SEP 230.9
OCT 232.4
NOV 267.9
DIC/ DEC 276.1
ENE/ JAN / 2 275.9
FEB 284.4
MAR 278.8
ABR/ APR 270.7
MAY 265.9
JUN 270.0
JUL 283.3
AGO/ AUG 306.5
SEP 309.9
OCT 319.8
NOV 319.5
DIC/ DEC 317.7
ENE/ JAN / 2 328.1
FEB 322.2
MAR 312.7
ABR/ APR 313.1
MAY 307.8
JUN 312.3
JUL 280.4
AGO/ AUG 272.3
SEP 271.1
OCT 278.6
NOV 280.7
DIC/ DEC 278.0
ENE/ JAN / 2 273.2
FEB 289.0
MAR 294.6
ABR/ APR 292.4
MAY 274.1
JUN 268.7
JUL 271.0
AGO/ AUG 262.6
SEP 265.8
OCT 265.3
NOV 270.7
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B FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB FEB
 P r e c io d e l C o b r e N o m in a l B . M . L / L M E [ c U S $ / lb ]
Año cio del Cobre
1960 30.751
1961 28.724
1962 29.263
1963 29.301
1964 44.110
1965 58.734
1966 69.465
1967 51.127
1968 56.101
1969 66.563 400
350
1970 64.195 300

1971 49.266 250

1972 48.556 200

150
1973 80.776 100

1974 93.272 50
0
1975 55.942
1976 63.611 Año

1977 59.290
1978 61.886
1979 89.830
1980 99.174
1981 78.949
1982 67.057
1983 72.173
1984 62.449
1985 64.281
1986 62.287
1987 81.086
1988 117.937
1989 129.113
1990 120.879
1991 106.066
1992 103.573
1993 86.713
1994 104.903
1995 133.198
1996 103.894
1997 103.224
1998 74.974
1999 71.380
2000 82.294
2001 71.566
2002 70.647
2003 80.734
2004 130.106
2005 167.087
2006 305.295
2007 323.246
2008 315.316
2009 234.217
2010 341.978
2011 399.656
2012 360.593
2013 332.120
2014 311.255
2015 249.226
2016 220.563
2017 279.684
2018 295.880
2019 271.899
Año